Greasy, wobbly tables on the Dawn Patrol show, for one…
I’m spending the day chasing down a podcast guest. Excited to have him on. Bit of a curve ball, should turn out well. But he’s begun hemming and hawing. Not saying no, but obviously trying to throw a dodge my way.
Which I understand, it’s uncomfortable talking about yourself for an hour. Gotta be viciously self involved to enjoy it. I say that as a person who is, in fact, viciously self involved. I fucking love talking about me.
But I’m not giving up. This is work. Gotta put in the effort. Try my damnedest to create something that shines. Or, failing that, doesn’t totally suck.
It’d be a lot easier if I had a bunch of money to play with. Lure people on trips, wait ’til they’re comfortable, weak. Then pounce.
Sure wish we had a billionaire backer. I could do something with that.
Or maybe not. The WSL has the Ziffs keeping them afloat, can’t manage to wring a solid production value out of it.
Last night/this morning, depending on where you are, the Dawn Patrol show was a perfect case in point. Event’s gone mobile, they had to leave the aquarium table behind. Understandable. Aquariums aren’t easy to move. Heavy as hell, you’ll end up killing the fish. Or lobsters. Tasty ocean bugs. I wonder who’ll get to eat the pair when the event’s over?
But, I mean, surely they could’ve taken the time to rig up something that looks good, in the case they had to move. Prep something pretty ahead of time. Doesn’t need to be solid, just a facade. They’re making TV magic. Don’t need no depth.
Two wobbly tables. Uneven. No point to their existence. Didn’t even bother to wipe the greasy fingerprints off the support bars. Gross. Someone needs to wash their hands more often.
I could go on and on about things that’d improve the WSL webcast. Canned athlete interviews to run post Dawn Patrol show on lay days. More profiles. Better music. Trained broadcast professionals.
But all that stuff is crazy expensive, I know.
The WSL is putting their production house on snails and commercials that try to be funny. A Laird Hamilton doucmentary, maybe. Haven’t heard about that in a while.
Maybe not enough to go around?
Penny wise and pound foolish, I say. Sure sure sure, gotta promote. Find a voice that attracts those landlubbers.
But, while they’re at it, maybe they could toss some cash at sourcing a canopy?
There was a table sesh with Gigs, Strider and Ross where the wind was whipping up some stapled print-outs apparently crucial to the broadcast; Strider looked left and right to see if anyone was going to deal with this tempest and the “well, eff me” look on his face as he pressed his fingers down on the papers to calm them as Gigs rattled on was priceless.
I don’t care if you wrap me in air mail stickers with or without a breathing straw I need to get out of this shit hole!
Thought you getting new boat, you could motor over to Hawaii and try and crowd fund the “expedition” ?
It’s a Cruise Craft 595. I don’t think I could carry enough petrol to get to Hawaii let alone survive however I’m fucken up for it! It would be a good chapter for my book.
well that’s a nice little fisher – oars as backup??
I didn’t want fibreglass but hey. Beggars can’t be choosers. Getting a good deal off an idiot who hopefully doesn’t read this website. Yeah oars would be a good start. Maybe I’ll find Eddie Aikau floating around. I’ll tell him to stay with the boat next time.
You could island hop from Brissy – Norfolk island, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa then pray for Hawaii
You would certainly find some surf – I will come and share the rowing
You’re a very brave soul, Tom.
Up for the adventure pal -however not sure it would go down well with the missus
Yeah, likewise. Mine asked for a boat she could sun bake on the bow of and she pitched in some cash. You just wait for when she realises there’s no chance of doing that on the front of this thing.
haha she is going to blow up
Deja vu at Stab, with the Goat James B
Goat. Not to be confused with the acronym GOAT, as in Greatest Of All Time.
James B is a goat as a goat is to Isis.
Hey, Greatest Of All Time? Coming from a fan like you, is even better. Cheers!!
The tables did not enrage me. I could see more of the beach.
“It’d be a lot easier if I had a bunch of money to play with. Lure people on trips, wait ’til they’re comfortable, weak. Then pounce.” – Occ-Cast?
…” – Sarge
I’ll be a guest on your podcast. You might learn something.